Monthly Archives: March 2009

The plaintiff, a 12-year-old boy, was riding his bicycle on Dec. 27, 2006, when he was struck at the intersection of Old Nuckols Road and Nuckols Road in Henrico County by a 2004 Chevrolet minivan. The minivan was headed west ...

The Federal Trade Commission wins summary judgment in this FOIA suit filed by a Virginia law firm that has filed numerous FOIA requests for FTC documents pertaining to alcoholic beverages, an Alexandria U.S. District Court says. The court holds that ...

In sentencing a former high-ranking CIA official on his conviction of wire fraud, for a fraudulent scheme that steered government funds toward his lifelong friend and coconspirator, an Alexandria U.S. District Court will allow the parties to submit a limited ...

A will form was allegedly filled out by hand and signed by the decedent leaving her entire estate to one beneficiary. The will was witnessed by a daughter and son-in-law of the decedent. The signatures were not notarized. The sole ...

A Richmond U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to defendant agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, in this suit by a 52-year-old African-American mechanic who alleges he suffered age and race discrimination in violation of Title VII when the agency ...

This was a rear-end crash, in which the plaintiff’s vehicle was waiting for the toll booth arm to go up when the defendant’s vehicle smashed into her vehicle at approximately 55 mph. Plaintiff was transported to the emergency room, and ...

A Richmond U.S. District Court adopts a magistrate judge’s report and recommendation and grants summary judgment to defendant university in this lawsuit in which plaintiff engineering professor alleges job discrimination on the basis of race, national origin and religion. Plaintiff ...

An Alexandria U.S. District Court refuses to dismiss a suit seeking overtime wages from an individual defendant who operated defendant catering business, as the law is clear that individuals can be held liable as “employers” under the Fair Labor Standards ...

This case arose out of an auto accident at the intersection of Sudley Road and Coverstone Drive in Manassas on March 17, 2003. On the day of the accident, Nancy Karickhoff, a Pizza Hut delivery driver, was returning from a ...

Lawyers are being cautioned to watch how they use the new social media on the Internet, especially for marketing purposes. Wendy Inge of legal malpractice insurer Minnesota Lawyers Mutual said that the slump in the economy has led to the ...